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Family Palaemonidae

Dasycaris ceratops

Holthuis, 1952

Soft Coral Partner Shrimp, Horned Sea Pen Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Zanzibar to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Size: 0.5 inch (1.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and is found living with soft corals and gorgonians.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Dasycaris

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Dasycaris ceratops (Soft Coral Partner Shrimp, Horned Sea Pen Shrimp)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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